Bathinda : In a significant breakthrough, the Anti-Gangster Activity Power (AGTF) Punjab apprehended two accused in Bathinda and recovered unlawful arms and ammunition in the course of the operation on Saturday. Punjab Director Basic of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, posted on X and mentioned that the police recovered two country-made .32 bore pistols together with 5 dwell cartridges from their possession. “In a significant breakthrough, Anti-Gangster Activity Power (#AGTF) Punjab apprehends two accused in #Bathinda and recovers two country-made .32 bore pistols together with 5 dwell cartridges,” the DGP posted.
Preliminary investigation revealed that each accused are linked to a felony community operated by a jailed gangster lively within the Ferozepur area. “Preliminary investigation reveals that each accused are linked to a felony community operated by a jailed gangster lively within the #Ferozepur area. The accused have a felony background and are concerned in a number of instances, together with try to homicide and Arms Act offences,” DGP Yadav mentioned. A case has been registered at Police Station Civil Traces, Bathinda, and additional investigation is underway to hint back and forth linkages of the community and determine different associates concerned.
“@PunjabPoliceInd stays dedicated to dismantling organised felony networks and guaranteeing peace, security, and safety throughout #Punjab,” the Punjab DGP emphasised. In the meantime, in a separate incident on Thursday, in a breakthrough in opposition to drug trafficking, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police dismantled a cross-border drug smuggling cartel, arresting six accused individuals and recovering 30.045 kg of heroin, officers mentioned.
In response to the Punjab Police, preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested accused have been linked to a Dubai-based smuggler who was allegedly facilitating the provision of heroin consignments from throughout the border.
Police mentioned the accused used to retrieve the consignments from designated areas on the instructions of the overseas-based handler and subsequently distribute them to varied recipients throughout Punjab. Sharing particulars of the operation, Punjab Police mentioned the motion led to the dismantling of an organised community concerned within the transportation and distribution of narcotics within the state.
The seizure is being seen as a major success in ongoing efforts to curb drug trafficking and dismantle organised smuggling networks working in Punjab.Police mentioned a case has been registered underneath the Narcotic Medication and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Chheharta Police Station in Amritsar. The investigation has indicated the involvement of transnational components, with the accused allegedly working underneath the instructions of the Dubai-based smuggler who coordinated the provision and motion of heroin consignments.
